COUNTY CANVASSERS                                                                         H.B. 4734 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4734 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Representative Jeremy Moss

House Committee:  Elections and Ethics

Senate Committee:  Elections and Government Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend Michigan Election Law to do the following:

-- Require for a meeting of a board of county election commissioners, the members of the board to appoint the county prosecuting attorney, the county sheriff, or register of deeds in an absent or disqualified member's place.

-- Require the county board of commissioners to consult with the county clerk to determine the compensation for the board of county canvassers.

-- Require the board of county canvassers would have to meet at the office of the county clerk no later than 9 a.m. on the Thursday after any election held in the county.

-- Require the board of county canvassers, in a statement of voters, to disclose the number of out-of-balance precincts that were not reconciled during the county canvass process.

-- Require a city or township clerk to use the electronic poll book software developed by the Bureau of Elections in each election precinct to process voters and generate election precinct reports.

-- Require a city or township clerk to download the software at a specified time but still account for absent voter activity before the software was downloaded.

The bill also would repeal Sections 24f and 24h of the Election Law. (Those sections pertain to the compensation of members of boards of county canvassers in counties having a population less than 1.5 million, and counties having a population of 1.5 million or more, respectively.)

MCL 168.23 et al.                                                     Legislative Analyst:  Nathan Leaman

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  12-10-18                                                  Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.